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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 18, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 18, 2023: Forty percent (40%) of voters believe that it is at least somewhat likely that Russia will be defeated by Ukraine and its allies. A Scott Rasmussen National Survey found that 35% disagree, and 26% are not sure.
The survey also found that sixty-four percent (64%) are opposed to sending American soldiers into battle to help Ukraine. This includes majorities of both Republicans and Democrats. Just 24% support sending American troops.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 2-3, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the -sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
How likely is it that Russia will be defeated by Ukraine and its allies?
- 11%-Very likely
- 29%-Somewhat likely
- 24%-Not very likely
- 11%-Not at all likely
- 26%-Not sure
Would you favor or oppose sending American soldiers into battle to help Ukraine?
- 6%-Strongly favor
- 18%-Somewhat favor
- 25%-Somewhat oppose
- 39%-Strongly oppose
- 12%-Not sure
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